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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Males | no. | 49 734 | 49 739 | 49 744 | 49 743 | 49 759 |
| Females | no. | 49 284 | 49 389 | 49 645 | 49 958 | 50 234 |
| Persons | no. | 99 018 | 99 128 | 99 389 | 99 701 | 99 993 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 23.2 | 23.1 | 23.0 | 22.9 | 22.9 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 14.8 | 14.7 | 14.6 | 14.6 | 14.8 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 16.4 | 16.2 | 16.0 | 15.9 | 15.6 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 15.6 | 15.6 | 15.5 | 15.4 | 15.2 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 12.1 | 12.1 | 12.2 | 12.3 | 12.4 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 8.8 | 8.9 | 9.0 | 9.1 | 9.2 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 5.6 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.9 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.2 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 885.4 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 1.7 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 5.2 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 3.6 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 10.3 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 7.2 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 6.2 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 1.3 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 3.2 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 2.3 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 1.0 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 40.4 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 46.4 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 48.3 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.9 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 14.6 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 16.5 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.6 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 17.2 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.9 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.0 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 11.6 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 2.5 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 31 165 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 24 905 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 10 358 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 3 280 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 12.7 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 31.4 |
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| Major Cities | % | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| Inner Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Outer Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Very Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
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| Major Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 99.7 |
| Other Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 0.3 |
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| Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 11.0 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 23.2 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 6.5 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 0.7 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 11.7 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 59.0 |
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| Births | no. | 1 811 | 1 787 | 1 721 | 1 677 | 1 713 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.2 |
| Deaths | no. | 410 | 417 | 406 | 420 | 432 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 5.9 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.6 |
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